Our Open Source Journey Dr. K. Y. Srinivasan Partner Architect Server And Cloud Division Microsoft Corporation Redmond WA kys@microsoft.com 2015-10-15 2015-10-15 Agenda • • • • Microsoft history in Open Source Our Linux Journey .NET Azure and Open Source 5 10+ Years of Open Source Involvement Over 1600 OSS projects in CodePlex and GitHub Microsoft + Open Source Momentum Source: Tweet by John Papa (Google Developer Expert, Microsoft Regional Director and MVP) Source: Cnet, Q&A with Mark Hill by Charles Cooper Source: Tweet by James Niccolai (IDG San Francisco Bureau Chief) Source: Industry Leaders, May 27th 2015 “Microsoft to bring Office to more Android tablets, partners with 20 more device manufacturers” Source: The Seattle Times, “New openness at Microsoft conference for developers | Day 2 at Build” Active Participation •Docker •OpenStack •Hadoop •Zookeeper 9 Current State • MSFT Linux code contribution has reached a steady state • Linux community very comfortable working with us on supporting Linux on Hyper-V • Hyper-V support fully integrated in the upstream kernel • Linux Kernel community seeks our feedback/input on a variety of issues Current State • Hyper-V support broadly available in a range of commercial Linux Distributions: – Ubuntu – SLES – RedHat – CentOS – Other RedHat/Debian derivatives – Oracle Linux – Chinese Distros 17 Key Learnings • Importance of educating management about the Linux community and development processes • Need for being responsive on the Kernel Mailing Lists • Getting used to having the code reviewed in the open